[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Is that what it called Rote rage or was that a flupah?

Had to read the article to see if it was about road or steroid rage. : )

Scooby Doo speak: Rote row rage.

2 posted on March 28, 2010 10:17:19 PM EDT by Global2010

I HATE rote rage......having to memorize vulgarity and hand gestures....drives me Crazy!

Improving the political discourse resides in the hands of the political majority. Thus far, they have proven themselves unable or (more likely) unwilling to do so. Their rage is rote, not real, and it does none of us any good.

The writer's use of "rote" has reference to the fact that it is routine SOP for the Democrats to respond to opposition by going ad hominem on those who oppose them, in order to evade having to engage in debate on the merits.

What the writer leaves unsaid, and what I consistently insist on making explicit, is that the Democrats are able to get mileage out that tired tripe, whereas the Republicans cannot, and seldom or never even try it. For the simple reason that the Democratic Party exists in symbiosis with Big Journalism. It now amazes me to realize how long it took me to even identify that fact, let alone analyze the obvious reasons for it.

Big Journalism is in the business of selling the "sizzle" of objectivity and important information - and delivering the "steak" of pandering to our jealousy and base instincts. They claim the mantle of "the public interest" when they are merely delivering superficial and negative fluff systematically designed only to interest the public - which a different matter entirely. Big Journalism can be understood and referred to as a single entity for the simple reason that the newspapers were homogenized by the economics of the Associated Press, membership in which is expensive and the value of which must therefore be maximized. In consequence of which, the various organs of Big Journalism are like the various teams of Major League Baseball - competitive is delivering their product, but cooperative in promoting that product. It is always essentially the same product. So it it nothing to marvel at when journalists say that journalism is objective - of course they would say that. But that claim is self-negating, for the simple reason that subjectivity is the opposite of objectivity, and subjectivity is nothing other than a belief in one's own objectivity.

So the question is not "Why would journalism be in symbiosis with the Democratic Party," the only question is why a politician would not be in symbiosis with journalism. So it appears that the Republican Party, flawed as it is, must actually have some principle which separates it from the symbiosis with journalism which is enjoyed by Democrat politicians.

Journalism and Objectivity

The Right to Know

Why the Associated Press is Pernicious to the Public Interest

The Market for Conservative-Based News

Why Broadcast Journalism is Unnecessary and Illegitimate

[Obadiah]

Seriously, at this point in the game why is anyone concerned about what guys like E.J. Dionne writes or says? Same goes for Friedman, Krugman and all the other Democrat mouthpieces. The corrupt MSM is in collusion with the Democrats and IMO the sooner we ignor them and fight the good fight without worrying about them the better.

The corrupt MSM will NEVER be with us or even give us a fair shake. We have to understand and get over this and press ahead with resolute determination.

[PGalt]

Minutes after making my point, I come to the next article that interested me this morning...(opening sentence)...

They’ve gotten what they wanted, and now it’s time to castrate their opponents by smearing them all as terrorists. And “let us be clear,” as the Obamessiah would state it; that is exactly how they intend to paint you.

from the thread/article...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2482130/posts?page=1

[PGalt]

And to dovetail your point, my point c_I_c...

AP to Breitbart: Prove Tea Partiers AREN’T Racist

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2482166/posts

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[ForGod'sSake]

Thanks cIc. I think the author is missing a potentially large contributing factor in this face-off. When the Dims and the inbred barking moonbats in their Ministry of Information had a virtual monopoly on "news" they could glibbly offer up their nonsense with little blowback. Conservatives had little to no voice, particularly on the national stage. It's as if we didn't exist; the debate was over, the science, uhhh, news was settled!

The gradual rise in recent years of Talk Radio, FoxNews(off and on) and probably just as important, the internet, is THE difference. "Our" side is now better able to get our conservative message out and it drives the moonbats insane, actually, more insane. Their news is being exposed as the unmitigated progressive, collectivist BULL$H!T it is. Their ONLY recourse is to bark louder and longer, increase the shrillness an octave or two and attack the conservative messengers. Their use of the touchy-feely, warm and fuzzies as a weapon is beginning to lose its punch. "Conservatives are meanies" just doesn't stick as well as it used to when so much of America is now able to actually see these meanies on the tube and on the web and to their surprise, they're just like the people next door.

Conservatives haven't raised the level of vitriol in the discussion, we are just now and FINALLY able to get on the playing field. The enemy can't stand the competition, since they realize in their little black hearts their ideals can't stand up to scrutiny and the light of day.

BTW, click the link on THIS THREAD for a cute and interesting AND somewhat related video.